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| Name | Date of launch | Major objectives | Remarks |
| HIMAWARI (GMS) | July 1977 | Geostationary meteorological satellite | Japan's first weather satellite |
| HIMAWARI-2 (GMS-2) | August 1981 | Geostationary meteorological satellite | |
| HIMAWARI-3 (GMS-3) | August 1984 | Geostationary meteorological satellite | |
| HIMAWARI-4 (GMS-4) | September 1989 | Geostationary meteorological satellite | |
| HIMAWARI-5 (GMS-5) | March 1995 | Geostationary meteorological satellite |
| Name | Date of launch | Major objectives | Remarks |
| MOMO-1 (MOS-1) | February 1987 | Japan's first Earth observation satellite for marine phenomena, designed to facilitate effective use of global resources and conserve the environment | Japan's first fully-fledged Earth observation satellite equipped with three types of sensor including the multispectral electronic self-scanning radiometer (MESSR) |
| MOMO-1b (MOS-1b) | February 1990 | Earth observation satellite for marine phenomena, designed to facilitate effective use of global resources and conserve the environment |
| Name | Date of launch | Major objectives | Remarks |
DAICHI (ALOS) |
January 2006 | Land observation satellite for collecting topographic data | The world's first satellite equipped with two different types of sensing instruments, an optical sensor and a radar that allow observation of the same location at the same time |
